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Friday, August 26, 2011

Get Kilted!!

http://www.kiltedtokickcancer.org/
C'mon boys - it's time to get checked!

Prostate Cancer Facts:

  • About 240,890 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in 2011.
  • About 33,720 men will die of prostate cancer in 2011.
  • About 1 man in 6 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime.
  • More than 2 million men in the United States who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point are still alive today.
  • Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only lung cancer.
  • About 1 man in 36 will die of prostate cancer.

Testicular Cancer Facts:

  • It most often affects men between ages 20 and 39.
  • It affects 8,000 men a year, and kills 390 of them.
  • It is the most common form of cancer in men ages 15-34.
  • 95% of cases can be cured if detected early.

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